heigh-ho

Noun

 * , northern flicker.

Verb

 * 1)  To chant "heigh-ho".
 * 2) * 1927, Porterfield, William M., Bamboo and its uses in China, Chinese Government Bureau of Economic Information, Booklet Series 2, p.40. Cited in David Farrelly, The Book of Bamboo, p.25; Sierra Club Books, 1984.
 * Big bamboo poles are used for carrying heavy loads in China. In the cities one hears the familiar antiphonal “heigh-ho'ing”, indicating that a heavy load is being moved somewhere. The heavier the load, the louder and more agonized the chant.

Interjection

 * 1) * 1937, (lyricist), ', song in '
 * Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to work we go, ...
 * Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to work we go, ...